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Obama electrifies Kogelo as he narrates how he discovered his roots

The Youth Empowerment center being put up by Dr. Auma Obama’s Sauti Kuu Foundation near River Yala. [Collins Oduor/Standard]

Former US President Barack Obama described his search for his roots when he visited his father's Kogelo village home in Siaya County.

In a nostalgic speech yesterday before local and international guests who attended the function during his fifth visit to Kenya, Obama said he had been troubled about his ancestry until he traced his roots to Kogelo 31 years ago.

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